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Both impulsive and indiscriminate, Travis the school bully spotted a token of affection on the 4th grade teacher's desk and inflicted his unique brand of unholy terror onto any child he suspected of being Miss Harrison's "pet." In the aftermath, as the victims stood before Vice Principal Larson, the Granny Smith in question was hesitantly placed at their feet. No one had the courage -- or senselessness, for that matter -- to claim ownership.
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I think John is right: No matter how many maneuvers, the agent will always outpace the rabbit by the time it reached the edge.
Figure the radius of the lake (the direct path for the rabbit to reach the edge) is 10 meters. The agent must travel 10*? -- or half the lake's circumference -- in order to reach the point the rabbit reaches land: 31.41 meters.
Considering, the agent runs 4 times as fast as the rabbit can swim -- 4 > 3.141 -- he'll still be able to catch it.
The rabbit can only escape if the agent runs less than 3.141 times as fast as the rabbit.
Of course, I could have all these calculations wrong.
Figure the radius of the lake (the direct path for the rabbit to reach the edge) is 10 meters. The agent must travel 10*? -- or half the lake's circumference -- in order to reach the point the rabbit reaches land: 31.41 meters.
Considering, the agent runs 4 times as fast as the rabbit can swim -- 4 > 3.141 -- he'll still be able to catch it.
The rabbit can only escape if the agent runs less than 3.141 times as fast as the rabbit.
Of course, I could have all these calculations wrong.
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But it's probably parallel thinking.